Cheery's country living adventure

Tescodealqueen

All this talk of dirty ovens. Being ex services we lived in married quarters for a while. When we moved (known as marching out) we were always worried sick we would have to pay cleaning charges as the families officer used to inspect the cooker with a torch and white gloved hands, occasionally unscrewing a bolt to see if any dirt or oil was lurking underneath. Last marched out nearly 40 years ago and I still remember it. The joy of not having to clean my oven to showroom standards stays with me

badmemory

I remember my best friend telling me about marching out.  She sweated so much she lost every bit of her tan.

EssexHebridean

I have a number of friends in the RAF and they pretty much all have marchout stories! There are specialist companies that do the clean for you these days and almost all agree that they're a great thing and worth the expense as if you then get charged you can just claim it back! 

As for oven cleaning - I'm pretty sure mine was described as self cleaning so I'm leaving it to it other than the grill pan - it would be rude to ask whether it was in fact washing regularly, no?!

Tescodealqueen

EssexHebridean said:

I have a number of friends in the RAF and they pretty much all have marchout stories! There are specialist companies that do the clean for you these days and almost all agree that they're a great thing and worth the expense as if you then get charged you can just claim it back! 

I wish I had thought of setting up such a company EH would have made my fortune x

badmemory

My friend would have been too tight to use you!  Whilst abroad she managed to save enough to almost buy her house.  Whilst everyone else had 2 amahs (sp) she only had a part time one.  With 2 very young children too.

hb2

I don't even understand this word 'cleaning' that many of you are using . . .

badmemory

You'll notice we are tallking about someone else doing it!

Cheery_Daff

Good grief, how did my thread become a discussion of oven cleaning?? I don't think I've ever cleaned an oven in my life!! 😂😂😂

badmemory

Cheery_Daff said:

Good grief, how did my thread become a discussion of oven cleaning?? I don't think I've ever cleaned an oven in my life!! 😂😂😂

That is why!  You now have the thread of non oven cleaners - it's official!!

rtandon27

Haha - definitely vouch for the route of getting someone else to do it - especially if you inherit someone else's oven!  We tend to wipe down the inside of the oven quickly each time it gets used (after cooling) which keeps the mess to an minimal level.  The oven cleaner suggested once a year, but I can't see the budget stretching that far!